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  1. Truncus arteriosus - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    Nov 21, 2024 · In truncus arteriosus, one large vessel comes out of the heart, instead of two separate ones. There's also usually a hole in the wall between the lower heart chambers, called the ventricles.

  2. Truncus Arteriosus - American Heart Association

    Truncus arteriosus occurs when the two large arteries carrying blood away from the heart don’t form properly and one large artery is present instead. This artery (the truncus) sits over a large opening or …

  3. Truncus Arteriosus (TA) - Johns Hopkins Medicine

    What is truncus arteriosus? TA occurs when the two main blood vessels arising from the heart — the aorta and the pulmonary artery — do not separate as they should during fetal development.

  4. Truncus Arteriosus: Symptoms & Treatment - Cleveland Clinic

    Truncus arteriosus (also called a common arterial trunk) is a heart defect some babies are born with. It means your baby has just one, rather than two, arteries that carry blood out of their heart. And …

  5. Truncus Arteriosus - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf

    Mar 10, 2024 · Truncus arteriosus is an uncommon cyanotic congenital cardiac defect characterized by a single large arterial trunk with a semilunar valve overriding a ventricular septal defect. Pulmonary …

  6. About Truncus Arteriosus | Congenital Heart Defects (CHDs) | CDC

    Oct 21, 2024 · Truncus arteriosus happens when the blood vessel from the heart in the developing baby fails to separate completely during development. This leaves a connection between the aorta and …

  7. Truncus Arteriosus - Boston Children's Hospital

    Truncus arteriosus is a heart defect in which a single artery instead of two (truncus arteriosus) carries blood from the heart. It’s a congenital condition, meaning a baby is born with it.

  8. Truncus Arteriosus | Pediatric Echocardiography

    Truncus arteriosus (TA) is a rare form of congenital heart disease occurring in 1-3% of patients with congenital heart disease. During fetal development, the embryonic truncus arteriosus gives rise to …

  9. Truncus Arteriosus: Heart Defect in Infants - WebMD

    Apr 17, 2025 · Sometimes, a baby's heart doesn't grow the way it should in the womb. This can cause a rare defect called truncus arteriosus. Normally, when the heart pumps, the right side takes in blood …

  10. Truncus arteriosus (TA) is a congenital heart defect that means you're ...

    Truncus arteriosus, sometimes called common arterial trunk, is when you have one blood vessel taking blood away from your heart instead of two. Truncus arteriosus is a type of congenital heart disease, …